Measuring vessel



J. C. McKALLIP. MEASURING VESSEL. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I3, I919.

Patented June 28, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN C. MCKALLIP, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.

MEASURING VESSEL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11116 28, 1921.

Original application filed April 16, 1918, Serial No. 223,889. Divided and this application fi1ed February 13, 1919. Serial No. 276,782.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, J mm C. MGKALLIP, citizen of the United States, residin at Houston, in the county of Harris and tate .of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Measuring Vessels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved measuring vessel particularly designed for use in connection with a gasolene measuring device of the character disclosed in my pending application filed April 16, 1918, Serial No. 228,889, the present invention being a division of such application.

The invention has as its primary object to provide a measuring vessel which will be neat and attractive inappearance and the walls of which will be formed with transparent panels so that it may be readily ascertained when the vessel is properly filled.

The invention has as a further object to provide an improved mounting for the panels so that tight joints will be formed between the panels and the intermediate spacing slats therebetween.

And the invention has as a still further object to provide a construction wherein the panels and slats will be yieldably held 1n coacting relation so that proper compensation for the expansion or contraction of the slats and panelswill be made.

Other and incidental'objects will appear during the course of the detailed description of the invention. In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure l is a fragmentary elevation ofmy improved measuring vessel,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View taken through the vessel,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows, and

Fig. 4c is a detail perspective view showing one of the slats and a coacting panel of the' cap head 11 confronting the base head. The

base head at its lower end is formed with a boss 12 adapted to receive an inlet pipe, as

conventionally shown at 13, threaded into the boss. The base head is, at one side thereof, equipped with a drain plug 14 and formed at the upper end of said head is a radial annular lip 15. The cap head is, at its lower end, provided with a similar lip 16 and formed on these lips are concentric inner and outer flanges l7 defining intermediate annular channels 18 upon'the confronting faces of the lips. At its smaller end the cap head is formed with a boss 19 into which may be threaded a vent pipe, as conventionally shown at 20. In. this connection it should be noted that in the measuring device shown in my pending application referred t0,companion measuring vessels similar to the one herein shown, are employed, and these vessels are connected at their upper ends for communication with each other by suitable pipes corresponding to the pipe 20 so that filled will be discharged into the vessel being emptied for accelerating the discharge of gasolene from the latter vessel. The purpose of the pipe 20 will, therefore, in view of the foregoing, be clearly apparent.

Disposed within the channels 18 are suitable gaskets 21 and fitting within said channels to engage these gaskets is a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots 22, one of which is shown in detail in Fig. 4. These slats thus serve to support the cap and bottom heads of the vessel spaced apart and are connected with said heads by a plurality of screws or other suitable fastening devices 23 loosely fitted through the lips 15 and 16 of the heads. and threaded axially into the ends of the slats. The slats are formed in the side edges thereof with vertical grooves 24 in which are fitted suitable gaskets 25 and snugly engaging within the grooves of adjacent slats to bear against said gaskets are transparent glass panes or panels 26. These panels thus cooperate-with the slats to form the cylindrical body wall of the vessel and surrounding said wall adj acent thetop and bottom edges thereof to engage the slats 22, are straps 27 having their respective ends connected by bolts or other suitable fastening devices 28 adjustable to contract the straps and consequently clamp the panels 26 between the slats. Tight joints will thus'be maintained between the slats and panels While the screws 23 them together and thus always insuring sealed joints between the slats and the panels. The measuring vessel may, of course,

be of any suitable capacity as, for instance,

a maximum of live gallons, and it will be noted that by forming the cylindrical wall of: the vessel with the transparent panels 26,

a purchaser of gasolene may readily observe as to whether or not the vessel is properly filled.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A measuring vessel of the character described including cap and base heads, slats extending between and supporting said heads in spaced relation, panels disposed between the slats and cooperating therewith to form the body wall of the vessel, connecting means between the slats and said heads extending freely through the heads and engaged with the ends of the slats for loosely connecting the slats with the heads, and means acting to circumferentially contract said wall for binding the slats and panels together.

2. A measuring vessel. of the character described including cap and base heads, spaced slats extending between and supporting said heads in spaced relation, panels disposed between the slats and cooperating therewith to form the body wall of the vessel, means loosely connecting the slats with said heads, and clamping means surrounding the slats and acting to bind the slats and said panels together.

3. A measuring vessel of the character described including cap and base heads,

tween and supporting said heads in spaced relation, a panel disposed between a pair of said slats and cooperating with the slats to form the body wall of the vessel, fastening j 7 devices freely fitting through the cap and base heads and engaged with the slats, and clamping means surrounding the'slats and acting to bind said slats and the panel tog'ether.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN c. McKALLIP. 1 S. 

